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Be the Light 5k
September 14, 2024 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Event Registration is now open! Click on the button below. Sponsorship opportunities still available. Looking to sponsor? Click here!
The 5th Annual Be the Light 5K is directed by Michelle Umstead and is held each year to honor the memory of her son, Matthew, who passed away in 2018 after a struggle with substance misuse.
Proceeds from the race will go to support Wake Monarch Academy in Raleigh, whose primary purpose is to create programs and environments aimed at the prevention, reduction of and recovery from substance misuse by adolescents in the Triangle area of North Carolina.
One can register as a competitive entry and receive an official time, be listed in the official results, and be eligible for one of the awards. One can also register as a recreational entry. Recreational entries are usually those who are participating mainly to support the cause and are not concerned about their official finish time or being eligible for awards. However, all finishers will be able to see their finish times at a clock at the finish line.
The entry fee is $35 (increasing to $40 on race day) with includes a shirt guaranteed to all registered by noon on September 6. One can also support the race by registering as a virtual participant for $45 which includes a shirt if registered by August 28th. Shirts will be mailed.
A family of 5 or more can register for $145 which includes a shirt to each member if registered by noon on September 6. Finally, one can register a virtual family for $165 with shirts guaranteed to all registered by August 28.
Additionally, in honor of Matthew’s birthday month, his family will be matching all additional donations (up to $5,000) during the month of July. Help us turn $5,000 into $10,000 by giving a little bit more. Each extra amount helps no matter how big or how small.
Late entries can register and pre-registered entrants can pick up their packets on Thursday, September 12, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm at 1808 Versa Court in Apex OR on race day at the high school beginning at 8 am.
Awards will be given to the top male overall, to the top female overall, and to the top finishers in the following age groups (both male and female): 13-under, 14-18, 19-30, 31-40, and 41 and over.
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